St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-16
4 Delegate Convention Meets at Red
Wing to Consult About an In
FAINT Enterprise,
Which is Ghristened the Duluth, Red
Wing & Southern, and Has
Good Prospects.
Resolutions Passed Promising Aid and
C0untenance to the Roads
Projectors.
The Interstate Commission at Last
Condescends to Construe the
Fourth Section.
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RED WING, June 15.-An enthusiastic
delegate convention in the interests of
the Duluth, Red Wing " Southern rail-
road was held here to-day. There We're
present from abroad:
Il. 5. Munger, Duluth; Andrew Knox, L..
French, A. W. Wright &. Schlender, 5. 5.
WaShburn, Austin; B. II. Beckett, l.. d..
Welle, W. T. Hartly, L. Il. Snive, o. Y. Eckert,
Northwood, lo.' A. {; Wedge, W; A. NORM
Albert Lea; IL. Is. Dixie, William Kent, Osee-
ola, Wis +; A. Nelson. w. w. Mayo, A Doig,
A. T. Stebbins, +. Damon, IS. \. knowlton,
Rochester; NJ. Wing, Rock Dell; l. c.
James Cram, f. V. Canheld, Zumbrota; \.
p. Hangen o. : Powell. L. ". Jensen, +. r.
Burhyte L. Stiles, River Falls; NJ. H. Dun
nell, NJ j. Toher, j. NJ. Burlingame, l.. b.
Gould, and many Others.
The surveyors reported that the route
had been surveyed from New Richmond.
Wis, to Austin and Albert Lea, MIMI,
and estimates i'll regard to the cost were
furnished. The president reported that
Eastern capitalists were Interested In
the scheme and would undoubtedly
push it to completion as soon as all the
preliminary work was completed. The
committee on local aid reported that
over 100000 in bonuses was offered thus
far and 4 telegram was received
from Sioux City, To-, announcing that
that city would aid in the sum of $780,
coo if the road was extended there.
This afternoon banquet was rendered
the visitors by the citizens OF Red
Wing at the st. James hotel.
Judge Wilder presided and Gen.
S. p. JenniSon officiated as
POSTMASTER. Responses were made by
representatives from all the towns. and
the best of good feeling prevailed. The
conference was d success in every way,
and harder work than ever will be done
to secure the road. The following reSo-
buttons were adopted:
Resolved, That this convention recognizes
the fact that the growing cities at the head
of Lake Superior will always afford to a
large portion of the Northwest the safest
guarantee of reasonable rates to the markets
of the world, and the importance of placing
our respective communities in as direct COM
munication us possible with these cities.
Resolved, That the fts<ure prosperity of
that rich agricultaral. manufacturing iand
commercial region bordering on the pro
posed Duluth, Red Wing s. Southern rail
road demands the early completion and OPP
Grafton of such road.
Resolved, That from thereports of engi-
neers submitted, this convention is fully
convinced that thiSiine- can be cheaply con-
Structed and ecNeGlisally operated, and
that in these particulars is presents superior
advantages to other lH1eS and can success
fully compete for the traffic of the region
traversed.
Resolved That In the, opinion of this con-
yention the localities TO be traEersed will be
remunerated manif0id in cheaper rates for
any expenditures in the way OF aid.
Resolved, That tilsS convention extends its
thanks to the gentleman who have initiated
this enterprise, fullf recognizing the labor,
energy and personal sacrifice they have in
CURED.
Resolved, That we believe that the shipper
is entitled to ali ailyan teges of his location,
and that we view With alarm the tendency to
the concentration Of labor and capital in
few large cities. resrlsing from. discrimina-
tons heretofore practiced. and that in view
of the above we recognize as just and equi-
table the principles set forth in the fourth
section of the inte<state commerce law, and
that we believe that the construction of this
proposed railroad is a step in the direction OF
solving the problem as far as the region
traYersed is concerned-
B. B. HERBERT,
n. P. HAUGEN,
r. S. MUNGER,
II. B. Dixie,
A. c.. WEDGE,
Committee.